ABSTRACT
In determining the correlation offorces of the states, all factors of nuclear might require first priority evaluation. ... First and foremost, account should be taken of the fact that the established correlation of forces determines the actual capabilities of the sides to exert influence on one another at a given moment with a determined degree of the probability of success. In the process the advantage in principle accrues to that side which significantly surpasses the other in strength in the aggregate or in individual and the more essential elements of combat might.
